Carbon can be found in:
Charcoal
Diamonds
Carbon Dioxide
Graphite
Date of Discovery:
Known to the ancients
Discoverer: Unknown
Name Origin:
From the Latin carbo (coal)
Uses: steel, filters
Obtained From: burning with insufficient oxygen
element
C
Diamond Dave is the life of the party. When he’s not studying organic chemisty at school or working at the pencil factory, Dave can be seen in a plume of carbon dioxide with a 6-pack and a bag of charcoal at hand.
Electrons: 6
Protons: 6
Neutrons: 6
Atomic Mass:
12.0107 amu
Melting Point:
3500.0 °C
3773.15 °K
6332.0 °F
Boiling Point:
4827.0 °C
5100.15 °K
8720.6 °F
Classification:
Non-metal
Crystal Structure:
Hexagonal
Density @ 293 K:
2.62 g/cm3
Color:
May be black
Non-Metals
Neighbors
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Boron Carbon Nitrogen
Aluminum Silicon Phosphorus
Neighbor